Commander

Nicol Bolas

Global commander stats {U} {B} {R} All Grixis commanders
Win Rate 26%
37 Wins
101 Losses
Overview

Summary

Nicol Bolas is a Magic: The Gathering commander tracked across 140 recorded Playgroup games, winning 26% of them (37101) at an Elo of 1,420, ranking #4529 globally.

Wins average 11 turns, with 4 damage dealt and 0.46 player kills per game on average.

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Sources Scryfall · EDHREC · JSON API

Frequently Asked

What is Nicol Bolas's win rate?
Nicol Bolas has a 26% win rate across 140 recorded Playgroup games (37 wins, 101 losses).
How long do winning games with Nicol Bolas take?
Wins with Nicol Bolas take on average 11 turns. Total tracked play time: 1 day.
How many decks use Nicol Bolas?
67 decks list Nicol Bolas as their commander on Playgroup, of which 34 have played at least one recorded game.
Global rank
4529
Wins by turn (avg.)
11
Elo rating
1420
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Averages

Misc. stats

Average damage per game 4
Average commander damage per game 6
Average poison counters given per game 1
Average kills per game 0.46
Average turn length 2 minutes
No. decks for this commander 67
No. decks with at least one game for this commander 34
No. games played with this commander 140
Total hours played 1 day
Community

Top 5 public decks

Rank Elo User Games Wins
1 1594 Guyllaume 5 5
2 1526 randompants 2 1
3 1524 MednighThief 1 1
4 1512 VoltWuff 1 1
5 1500 Creaturerfeature 1 0
Outcomes

How does this commander win?

When Nicol Bolas wins, 29.17% of wins come via combat across tracked games with a recorded win condition.

Combat
29.17%
Alternative
25.0%
Non Combat Damage
25.0%
Commander Damage
16.67%
Combo
4.17%
Avg win turn 11.0 based on 38 wins with recorded turn counts
Table position

Does seating order matter?

Nicol Bolas wins 50.0% of games from position 5 and 10.0% from position 4 across tracked games.

1
Seat 1
44.44% n=45
2
Seat 2
22.45% n=49
3
Seat 3
13.79% n=29
4
Seat 4
10.0% n=20
5
Seat 5
50.0% n=2
Opening hands

Do mulligans hurt this commander?

Across tracked games, Nicol Bolas wins 25.68% after 0 mulligans and 0.0% after 2 mulligans.

0
0 mulligans
25.68% n=74
1
1 mulligan
38.46% n=13
2
2 mulligans
0.0% n=3
Player reports

How do players rate games with this commander?

Pilot rating

Pilots rate their own games with Nicol Bolas 3.72/5 on average, across 98 self-reports.

3.72 / 5
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Opponent salt

When Nicol Bolas wins, opponents flag the game as salty 73.7% of the time across 38 tracked wins.

73.7 \%
Head to head

Best and worst matchups

Opposing commanders with at least ten tracked games against Nicol Bolas. Pairs with fewer than 25 games are shown in italics; treat those as suggestive, not statistical.

Top 5 best matchups

Jetmir, Nexus of Revels commander art
25.0%

Top 5 worst matchups

Jetmir, Nexus of Revels commander art
25.0%